‘I will chair the Cabinet of Ministers on Jan. 19. The Cabinet will meet at [the new presidential palace] in Beştepe,’ Erdoğan told reporters, confirming previous hints that he would use his executive authority

Russia’s proposal to sell gas to Europe via Turkey with the so-called ‘Turkish Stream’ will jeopardize Ankara’s strategic importance, according to an energy expert.

Members of the nationalist Youth Union of Turkey (TGB) wearing military caps shout slogans while holding portraits of Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay during a rally commemorating the death of Kubilay in Ankara December 27, 2014. Kubilay, who is considered a “Martyr of the Revolution”, was a lieutenant killed and beheaded in December 23, 1930 during an uprising by insurgents who were against the then newly founded secular Turkish Republic. REUTERS/Stringer